The Editor's Notepod, Sun., Dec. 12, 2010

Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Joette Katz, who was the youngest person ever appointed to the state high court 18 years ago, is resigning to accept Governor-Elect Malloy’s appointment to be Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families. It’s a challenging job, both managerially and politically, butKatz can do it if anyone can; one likes what one reads of her.